My decision to come to Merida, a beautiful city on the Yucutan Peninsula in Mexico, was a pretty haphazard one. Like many other travellers, I got caught off guard by COVID-19 and had to find a place to go ASAP….
Tomorrow is my official two month anniversary of lockdown in Merida. It has been an interesting experience to say the least with a few highs and lots and lots of lows. Like so many of us, I went from being…
The past few months have been interesting. I went from having a full time job in India and teaching 7 hours a week to having no job and teaching 20 hours a week. While getting up super early every morning…
In 2015, I started the trip of a lifetime which took me through all 7 continents and lasted 18 months. One special part of that trip was what I called my “Extrava-stanza” which included an overland trip through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan…
I am not going to lie. Lockdown is pretty much kicking my ass. After five weeks of sitting around alone in an Airbnb in Mexico, I have finally started to break down. With five more weeks still looming in front…
While recently pulling together some photos on a talk I was giving about Prague, I took a walk down memory lane to my time working as a tour guide there. As many of you know, I returned back to school…
Not to brag or anything but I am a bit of a travel expert. Whenever anyone finds out how much I have travelled, one of the first questions is ALWAYS “what is your favorite place that you have been to?”….
Nestled along the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is one of the best gems of North Africa. Overflowing with fantastic things to see, the country is able to combine a fascinating history with a laid back atmosphere (which is not often found…
India is a destination that conjures up many different images in people’s minds. The picture perfect forts and palaces of Rajasthan, the breath-taking landscapes of Ladakh and the beaches of Goa are on many visitors travel wish-list. However, there are…
Today, I got a voice message from a friend in India and it reminded me that I officially left Mumbai one month ago. Yep, it was only one month ago today that I hauled my butt out of bed at…
2019 was an amazing travel year. I visited four new countries including Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain and traveled to many new parts of India. From Ladakh to the Andaman Islands and from Srinagar to Pondicherry, I got a…
2020 has had a rough start. While Australia burned, a virus began to ravage its way through China. By the end of Q1, the world was at a standstill as countries began to grapple with the prospect of a public…
Well, as many of you may know, I have officially made it to Merida, Mexico where I am staying in an Airbnb waiting to see what happens next. While trying to leave Dar es Salaam, I was pulled out of…
Every time I go onto social media, I see people posting about how you shouldn’t be traveling right now and if you do, you are effectively a horrible person. Rather than continuing to point out that there are extenuating circumstances,…
As my two years in India is comes to an end, I have been thinking a lot about what makes this country so special. India isn’t just the Taj Mahal or Mumbai, Goa or Kerala. It isn’t Gully Boy or…